Pruning implement.



A. M. OTTINGER.

PRUNING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1911.

1,023,093. v Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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ARTHUR M. OTTIN'GER, OF SPRINGTOWN, ARKANSAS.

PRUNING IMPLEMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR M. 'OTTINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springtown, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pruning Implements,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pruning implements.

An object is to provide an implement embodying all of the tools neededin pruning trees or the like, such as a cutter, a saw, and a brusharranged for applying paint on the stump where the branch has been out.

Another object is the provision of peculiar mounting means for the sawmaking the same detachable, and a further object is to provide peculiarlocking means for coiip- '2, as at 5.

eration with the brush to lock the saw in operative position.

WVith the above and other objects in view,

this invention consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the pruning implement; Fig. 2 is an edge view partly insection; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is aperspective detail of a portion of the saw; Fig. 5 is a section on theline 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view of the pruninghandle; and Fig. 7 is a section on the line 77 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the following detail descrip tion and on the several figuresof the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, at 1 is a handle carrying at its upper end acutter 2 con structed in the usual manner with a hook forming the part 2and the cutter part 3 having an arm 41 extending therefrom. The cutter 3is pivoted to the hook formed part The cutter 2 has a peculiar shank 6to provide a sliding bearing for the saw 7, said shank being formed witha flange 8 and in slightly spaced relation thereto a flange 9. The spacebetween said flanges 8 and 9 forms the way in which the saw 7 is mountedfor reciprocating movement. At 10 is indicated an enlargement on theflange 9 having out therethrough a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 20, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 639,622.

recess 11, the purpose of which will hereinafter be disclosed.

The saw has the usual blade, at the rear end of which is formed a guidestud l2, and opposite said stud. a member 13. The pull rod 14 ispivotally connected wit-h an operating lever 15. The guide stud 12 isadapted to be received in a longitudinal slot 16 located in the shank 6and extending downwardly from the opening 11. It will be noted that thesize of the opening 11 is sufficient to permit the head 12 of the guidestud 12 to pass therethrough when disconnecting the saw from the pruningimplement.

The handle 15 has peculiar mounting to facilitate the disconnection ofthe saw and the operating handle for said saw. This mounting consists ofa bracket 17 having an angular flange 18 and a T-formed head 19 receivedin the T-slot 20, said T-slot being cut at the lower extremity of thehandle 1, and at the upper end of the slot is formed a rectangularopening 21. The purpose of the recess'21 is to admit the T-formed head19 when the bracket is assembled to the handle, said bracket beinglocked in place by a catch 18 which is pivoted at the ends of the flange18 and swung into engagement with the recess 21.

It will be noted that the distance between the opening 11 and recess 21is such that when the saw attachment is assembled on the implement, theT-head 19 may first be inserted in the recess 21 and the operating lever15 is swung to its uppermost position for engagement with the flange 18,whereupon: the head of the guide stud 12 can readily beentered throughthe opening 11. When the bracket 17 is pulled downwardly to itslowermost position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the guide stud 12 haspassed downwardly in the slot 16 and therefore the saw cannot byaccident become disengaged from said recess 11 in the operation of thesaw.

In pruning trees it is customary to protect the cut by applying paint orthe like thereto, and for this purpose a brush 21 is provided, saidbrush being pivoted to a flange 22 extending laterally from the shank 6and bent to engage the opposite side of the handle to that which isengaged by the flange 8. Through a link 23 the brush is connected fonoperation to an operating lever 24 and when not in use, the handle 0 maybe locked in a parallel position to the handle by the operating levercooperating with a catch 25 fastened on the side of said handle. Undersome conditions it is desirable to look the saw in inoperative positionand, for that purpose, the spring actuated locking pin 26 is .provided,coacting with a cam portion 27 carried by the brush 21. The springactuated pin 26 is brought into engagement with the saw only when thebrush 21 is directed into its inoperative position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In a pruning implement, a handle, a

cutter carried thereby, said cutter having a shank formed with a guideWay, a guide slot communicating with said guide way, an enlarged openingadjacent to the end of said guide slot, a saw having a stud and an0perating bracket formed thereon, a pivotal bracket having an angularflange, a catch pivoted to said flange, said pivotal bracket havingT-slot connection with the aforesaid handle and the catch communicatingwith the handle to lock the pivotal bracket in operative position, andan operating lever pivotally carried by said pivotal bracket andassociated with the saw for operation thereof.

2. In a pruning implement, a handle, a cutter carried by said handle, abrush pivoted to said handle, an operating lever pivoted to the handle,a link connection between by the aforesaid guide slot and an operatingbracket extending from said saw, a

catch pivotally connected to said flange cooperating with the handle tolock said pivotal bracket in position, an operating lever pivotallyconnected to said pivotal bracket having link connection with theaforesaid operating bracket, said operating lever coacting with theaforesaid angular flange to limit the movement of the lever, a brushpivotally connected to the aforesaid shank, an. operating lever carriedby the handle, a link pivotally connecting said brush and operatinglever, means to lock said operating lever in inoperative position, and aspring catch coacting with the brush for locking the saw in inoperativeposition substantially as set forth.

4. In a pruning implement, a handle, a cutter carried thereby, saidcutter having a shank formed with a guide way, a guide slotcommunicating with said guide way, an enlarged opening therebetweenadjacent to the end of said guide slot, a saw mounted in said guide way,a guide bolt carried by the saw and adapted to cooperate with said guideslot, a retaining head carried by the guide bolt and adapted to passthrough the aforesaid opening when assembling the saw to the implement,an operating bracket also carried by the saw opposite to said guidestud, a pivot bracket having an angular flange, a catch pivoted to saidflange, said pivot bracket having T-slot connection with the handle tolock the pivot bracket in position, and an operating lever carried bysaid pivot bracket and associated with the saw for operation thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR M. OTTINGER. Witnesses:

l/VAYNE MCCORMICK, S. D. RYNoLDs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. C.

